Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Erowoli Orisunmibare Oluwaseun Maja[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2][3] | 27 December 1998||
Place of birth | Lewisham, England[4] | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[5] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | West Bromwich Albion | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Crystal Palace | |||
Fulham | |||
Manchester City | |||
2015–2016 | Sunderland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Sunderland | 41 | (18) |
2019–2023 | Bordeaux | 85 | (25) |
2021 | → Fulham (loan) | 15 | (3) |
2022 | → Stoke City (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2023– | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | (1) |
International career | |||
2019 | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2024 (UTC) |
Joshua Erowoli Orisunmibare Oluwaseun Maja (born 27 December 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion. Born in England, he played one match for the Nigeria national team in 2019.
Maja played youth football with Crystal Palace, Fulham and Manchester City and began his professional career with Sunderland, making 49 appearances and scoring 18 goals. In January 2019, he joined Bordeaux of France's Ligue 1. He later had loan spells at Fulham and Stoke City in 2021 and 2022, playing in the Premier League with the former. After one season in Ligue 2, his Bordeaux contract expired in 2023 and he joined West Bromwich Albion.